Bangui vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$221	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	6	94
🏙️ Population	889K	690K

The cost of living in Bangui is 84% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8532nd and 96th ($513 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in the Central African Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 9267th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Washington

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	Bangui	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$24653

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979